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Khalil Mack (52) and Denico Autry (96) of the Oakland Raiders celebrate after a sack of Alex Smith (11) of the Kansas City Chiefs during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 19, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Six players who were with the Raiders last season and are in position to earn Super Bowl rings this season with their new teams:

1. Khalil Mack, Chicago: The transaction that shook the NFL world paid off handsomely in Year 1 for the Bears as Mack had 12.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and returned an interception for a touchdown. The Bears went 11-5 and won the NFC North title. Mack’s jersey sales rank only behind Tom Brady in 2018. When the Bears host the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles Sunday, it will be Mack’s second postseason game. He was one of the few Raiders who distinguished themselves in a wild card loss following the 2016 season after Derek Carr was lost to a brorken fibula. The Raiders will receive a first-round pick somewhere in the 20s depending on how far the Bears advance.

2. Amari Cooper, Dallas: Dealt after six games with 22 catches for 280 yards and one touchdown, Cooper blossomed in Dallas. He caught 53 passes for 725 yards and six touchdowns in nine games — a pace that over a 16-game season would have resulted in a 94-catch, 1,289-yard season with 11 TDs. Strangely, Cooper’s move benefited both Carr and Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott. Carr’s passer rating went up after Cooper’s departure, and so did Prescott’s. Cooper is due $13.9 million next season under his fifth-year option and then is scheduled for unrestricted free agency. The Raiders will receive a first-round draft pick in the 20s depending on how far the Cowboys advance.The Cowboys host Seattle Saturday night.

3. Sebastian Janikowski, Seattle: Janikowski spent last season on the Raiders injured reserve list with a back injury, giving way to Giorgio Tavecchio. He was 22 of 27 for the Seahawks on field goal attempts, going 8 of 9 from 40 to 49 yards and 3 of 5 from 50 or longer. He did miss three extra points. The Raiders struggled at first to replace Janikowski. Undrafted rookie Eddy Pineiro beat out Tavecchio in training camp, then was lost to a groin injury. Mike Nugent was injured in the opener and placed on I.R. and Matt McCrane was 2-for-6 from beyond 40 yards before being replaced by Daniel Carlson. Carlson was a fifth-round pick who was cut by Minnesota after missing three field goal attempts in Week 2 loss to Green Bay. For the Raiders, Carlson was 16 of 17 on field goal attempts and made all 18 of his extra points. Seattle faces Dallas on Saturday.

Sebastian Janikowski (11) is the place kicker for the Seattle Seahawks.

4. Denico Autry, Indianapolis: Autry was part of the fallout from the Raiders’ decision not to pay Mack a wage that exceeded that of their franchise quarterback. Believing Mack would eventually report while under contract and eventually sign, the Raiders didn’t pursue Autry, who had played four seasons with the Raiders and was initially counted upon by Paul Guenther to be on the roster.The Colts signed Autry to a three-year contract worth a maximum of $17 million with $7 million guaranteed. Although slowed for a time by a hamstring injury, Autry finished with nine sacks — more than double the amount of Raiders leader Maurice Hurst (four). The Colts play Saturday at Houston in a wild card game.

5. Cordarrelle Patterson, New England: One of the NFL’s top kickoff return specialists, Patterson is blindingly fast and 6-foot-2, 228 pounds but not a complete receiver in the mold coach Jon Gruden would prefer. So the Patriots got Patterson merely by giving the Raiders their fifth-round pick and taking the Raiders’ sixth-round selection. He became a jack-of-all-trades for New England, catching 21 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns in 15 games to go along with a career high 42 carries for 228 yards, averaging 5.4 yards per rush, while occasionally running out of the backfield. Patterson averaged 28.8 yards per kickoff return, slightly under his career average of 30.0. Patterson sat out Week 17 with a knee injury. New England has a first-round bye.

6. Michael Crabtree, Baltimore: The Raiders learned to live with the occasional dropped passes when Crabtree was catching 173 passes for 1,925 yards and scoring 17 touchdowns in 2015-16. That changed last season, when Crabtree’s playing time was reduced and he appeared to lose interest as the Raiders’ season circled the drain. Released in favor of Jordy Nelson, Crabtree caught 54 passes for 607 yards with the Ravens. Since Lamar Jackson took over for the last seven games, Crabtree has just 13 catches for 135 yards and one touchdown. Baltimore hosts the Los Angeles Chargers in a first-round game.

Other former Raiders in the postseason:

DT Trevyon Hester, Philadelphia

G Stefen Wisniewski, Philadelphia

FB Jamize Olawale, Dallas

S Shalom Luani, Seattle

CB Neiko Thorpe, Seattle

S Mike Mitchell, Indianapolis

CB Shareece Wright, Houston (training camp cut this year)

RB C.J. Anderson, L.A. Rams (signed for one game in 2018, then released)

S Obi Melifonwu, New England

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